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generation educator. “My family roots are tied deeply to education in the East Central area of the state,” he said. “My grandmother was an elementary school teacher in Scott County. My mother followed her footsteps and was also an elementary school teacher for 17 years before beginning a second career with the Mississippi State Extension Service. My uncle, Dr. Bill Wade, was a school superintendent for the Union School District as well as the Louisville Municipal School District. Education has been a part of my life as long as I can remember. These individuals not only gave me insight into the profession but have served as invaluable resources in my development.” Dr. Gregory’s experience includes seven years as associ- ate vice president for enrollment management at Mississippi Delta Community College in Moorhead, where he was the college registrar and supervised the offices of admissions, counseling and recruiting, financial aid, distance learning and online education, dual enrollment, disability services, and work-based learning, as well as the Career Center, Cen- ter of Learning and Tutoring Services, and library. He also oversaw Predominately Black Institution program grants in excess of $7 million.

His most recent tenure was as vice president for student services at Southwest Mississippi Community College in Summit, where he served as Title IX coordinator and su- pervised the offices of counseling and recruiting, financial

aid, campus housing, campus police, college publications, disability services, and student activities, as well as all judicial affairs of the institution. With such a wide range of experiences in numerous areas of the community college sys- tem, Dr. Gregory has been able to learn invaluable informa- tion that would help him in his quest for the presidency of East Central. “I have had the opportu-

“ ” Dr. Gregory’s years of experience in college administration provide the perfect blend of fresh ideas with our great traditions of excellence that will continue to make East Central the ‘best of the best’. –Jerry Nance, ECCC Board of Trustees member

nity to work in or supervise areas as diverse as academics, student affairs, and also workforce education. The lessons I obtained from this have been invaluable. In planning, I al- ways try to ask ‘How does this decision affect the college as a whole?’ The time that was spent in each of these areas has given me a unique insight in that each decision impacts all of the college and not just one part. I feel blessed that I have had the opportunity to learn and now put those lessons to use leading this institution.”

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